老丈人 (lǎo zhàng rén) — father-in-law (a man's wife's father)
Definition
Colloquial, very common term for a man's father-in-law (his wife's father). A wife would not use this word for her own father.
noun
father-in-law (a man's wife's father)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 老丈人。Wǒ de lǎo zhàng rén duì wǒ hěn hǎo.My father-in-law is very good to me.
- 老丈人。Shàng zhōu mò wǒ qù kàn le lǎo zhàng rén.Last weekend I went to visit my father-in-law.
- 老丈人，。lǎo zhàng rén Xǐ huan hē chá, wǒ mǎi le yì xiē hǎo chá gěi tā.My father-in-law likes to drink tea, so I bought some good tea for him.
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